"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Defense rests after half-hour in Marni Yang's murder trial

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:23 PM PDT

Defendant declines to take the stand; closing arguments set

Testimony in the Marni Yang trial ended Monday with the jurors hearing briefly from Yang's mother and the man who performed the autopsy of murder victim Rhoni Reuter.

11 hurt in apartment fire near Loyola U.

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Eleven people were injured, many of them seriously, when a fire spread in an apartment building on the south end of the Loyola University campus on the city's North Side, forcing some residents to jump to safety.

U. of I. keeping likely tuition hike under wraps

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Board to set rate next week, but declines to divulge the numbers

University of Illinois officials are expected to approve tuition increases next week, but at a public meeting on the issue Monday, they avoided stating the numbers under discussion.

2 men guilty in electrocution at CTA station

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Separate juries found two men guilty of murder today in the electrocution death of a Chicago man who fell onto the tracks during a melee on a CTA Red Line platform.

Man beaten, slain in Budlong Woods neighborhood

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:51 PM PDT

An 18-year-old man appeared to have been beaten to death by a group of males in the Budlong Woods neighborhood on the Northwest Side, authorities said today.

Gov. Quinn vetoes two coal-to-gas plant bills >> Video

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Saudi troops enter Bahrain

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:27 PM PDT

More than 1,000 Saudi troops take up positions around Bahrain, apparently to help the Sunni royal family control protests by the nation's majority Shiite Muslims.

Reporting from Manama, Bahrain; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Washington -- More than 1,000 troops from Saudi Arabia entered Bahrain on Monday at the request of the ruling family, a move that further polarized the tiny island nation and raised the chances of a violent confrontation with protesters demanding far-reaching reforms.

Wisconsin unions rush to get deals in place

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

School boards and local governments across Wisconsin are rushing to reach agreements with unions before a new law takes effect that will remove their ability to collectively bargain over nearly all issues other than minimal salary increases.

Chicago rape suspect ordered to undergo mental exam

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PDT

The trial of serial rape suspect Jimmie Terrell Smith was delayed for 30 days on Monday as a judge ordered a mental health examination for Smith and cautioned Smith against representing himself.

Borders cancels ex-mobster's book signings » Video

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Two Chicago area book signings scheduled at Borders Books involving former Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Jr. were canceled after an anonymous threat, a Borders official said today.

Players case against NFL to be heard on April 6

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The antitrust suit filed by NFL players against the league will be heard on April 6 in a federal court in Minnesota, according to court documents released on Monday.

Shuttle worker dies in fall at Kennedy Space Center

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PDT

United Space Alliance engineer James D. Vanover fell to his death this morning on NASA launch pad.

A United Space Alliance employee who fell to his death this morning while working on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center was identified this afternoon.

11 hurt in apartment fire near Loyola U.

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Eleven people were injured, many of them seriously, when a fire spread in an apartment building on the south end of the Loyola University campus on the city's North Side, forcing some residents to jump to safety.

Video: Marriage proposal on stage at Steppenwolf

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Obama asks Congress to revamp education law

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:01 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama asked Congress on Monday to rewrite the nation's main education law before the new school year starts in September, setting an ambitious timetable for lawmakers whose primary focus now is on budget cuts and the deficit.

Wis. Dems say they're down but not out in union fight

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

By James B. Kelleher

Doctor: Reuter tried to shield her fetus during shooting

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Man stabbed at Near North Side YMCA

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PDT

A man was stabbed this morning inside a Near North Side YMCA, officials said.

Fire near Loyola hurts at least 11

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:04 AM PDT

People rescued from windows, some jumped to safety

Eleven people have been injured, many of them seriously, when an extra-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building on the south end of the Loyola University campus -- forcing at least one resident to jump.

Lyric Opera patron charged with assault

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PDT

A Lyric Opera patron who became upset when he was told he couldn't regain immediate readmission to a performance of   "Carmen" staged his own off-stage fight Saturday night, police said.